Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's comments about an end to the mining boom are destructive and could be self-fulfilling, the chairman of iron ore exporter Atlas Iron says.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has laid out a coalition government's plan for the resources sector while mocking the government's controversial mining tax as an act of "economic self-harm".
Shares in Moly Mines have surged more than 20 per cent after the company agreed to sell output from its producing iron ore mine in the Pilbara to fellow miner Mineral Resources for about $38 millio
Federal resources minister Gary Gray is confident Australia will remain a major supplier of metal and minerals commodities, especially to South-East Asia.
The state government will pay more for gas from Chevron's Gorgon project than from the North West Shelf, but says the increase won't all be passed on to consumers.
Gold futures have extended recent losses to set a 33-month low, as a string of stronger US economic data bolstered equities and dampened interest in safe-haven assets like precious metals.
While the federal treasurer believes Australia should become the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter by the end of the decade, an industry insider says high production costs are putting
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says a falling Australian dollar should help the transition from mining investment to broader-based growth in the economy.
Gold, silver and platinum have slumped to multi-year lows as investors dump the precious metals on the belief that rising US interest rates and a cash crunch in China will limit demand.
The slowing of the mining boom and public sector cuts will lead to a dramatic drop in the number of new homes being built in parts of Australia, according to a new report.
The outlook for Aquila Resources' Queensland coal project appears gloomy with the company admitting it has revised its work plan and reduced the workforce.
Gold and silver futures have pulled higher as investors who wagered on lower prices cashed in gains on the previous day's slump, and as a rebound in physical purchases buoyed prices.
The lack-lustre equity market has resulted in International Goldfields failing to sell off its only Australian asset and settling for a farm-in agreement.
Traditional owners have vowed to challenge the legal status of a new agreement between the state government and two companies seeking to exploit shale gas in the Canning Basin.
Rio Tinto has signed a new native title agreement with traditional owners the Yindjibarndi people, covering two of its Pilbara railways and a number of mineral deposits.
Shares in mining engineer WorleyParsons are up three per cent after a South Korean shipbuilding giant awarded it a $US100 million ($A105.97 million) offshore oil and gas contract in Nigeria.
Fast-growing Geraldton business Bhagwan Marine has expanded its service offering and geographical presence through the acquisition of a Northern Territory marine services business.
